thanks Gavin, org.jboss.seam.core.init.myFacesLifecycleBug was set to true View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3963134#3963134 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3963134